Day Two of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was a little more beneficial than Day One. Here’s a rundown of who said what, and what i said when that person said that. How to Manage an Exploratory Development Process Speakers: Robin Hunicke and Kellie Santiago from That Game Company (Flower) This talk had the potential for greatness, [...] Keep Reading

The Game Developers Conference 2010 began today in San Francisco, and i’m back in my hotel room to give you a recap of what i saw and learned. The first two days of the show are Summits days, with clusters of panels and talks in certain narrow or niche segments of the industry. This year, [...] Keep Reading

As i see it, there are two ways to approach programming in Flash with Actionscript: the right way, and the “this thing is due at the end of the week” way. Throughout my career, i haven’t enjoyed the luxury of big budgets and generous timelines. The broadcasters are cheap, the teevee producers work mostly [...] Keep Reading

This series is called “What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges?” A number of you have pointed out, on Twitter and elsewhere, that what i’m describing is what’s wrong with all colleges. But now, i want to shine the spotlight on perhaps an unexpected target, and suggest that not only are colleges flawed, but so [...] Keep Reading

The film world sticks to a plot device that grows increasingly implausible as time marches on. In film (and teevee), nobody checks their phone messages like a normal human being. Here in Canada, you pay the phone company for the Call Answer service. Messages are recorded silently through your phone. To check [...] Keep Reading